Chang Long, Hero, and Jane were huddled together in their resting area, discussing possible locations where the Miracle Doctor might be. It turned out there were many possibilities, ranging from the mountains of Longshan, nearly two hundred kilometers north of Longshan City, to an oasis in the Gobi Desert, or even within Longshan City itself.

"Where do you want to start first, Chang Long?"

Hero asked as he packed his belongings, preparing for the journey.

"I think I'll head towards the city first because my friends are going to that area. Then I'll plan from there,"

Chang Long replied after careful consideration.

"Sounds good. Jane and I are running low on supplies too. Stocking up in the city sounds like a good idea,"

Hero agreed.

"Uh-huh. By the way, how did you get me up here? It's so high!"

Chang Long asked after walking to the edge of the cliff to gauge how high they were from the ground.

"We climbed up, of course. We're used to climbing because we need to find good spots to snipe monsters,"

Hero replied, walking over to stand beside the young Chang Long. Unlike Chang Long, Hero seemed unbothered by the height of the cliff, truly accustomed to such heights as he claimed.

"It's already late; we should hurry. That baboon is still around here, which is why this area is deserted. There's no other players to help if we get attacked,"

Jane said, raising the scope attached to her gun to survey the area.

"Let's go, Chang Long!"

Hero spread his arms, ready to carry the young Chang Long.

"No need! I can get down by myself,"

Chang Long refused. Hero and Jane watched with interest, wondering how such a small child would climb down from such a high cliff. This was going to be interesting!

"How are you going to get down? It's so high. Unless you have wings to fly,"

Jane remarked, checking the rope she had secured around a rock to climb up the cliff.

"Speaking of wings, it's good that you reminded me. I was so shocked yesterday that I forgot about them. Spread wings!"

Chang Long commanded clearly, causing her gray wings to spread out miraculously. They still worked well, even though they were smaller to match her current body size.

"Wow!"

Hero exclaimed, staring wide-eyed at Chang Long hovering in the air with her little wings. It made him want to pinch her cheeks even more.

"Squeal! Chang Long, where did you get those wings? They're not something regular players use!"

Jane squealed excitedly, examining Chang Long's wings closely.

"Uh-huh. I got them from a... A-vi-an-Hu-ma-no-id-Bea-st-Ki-ng,"

Chang Long replied as if it were a mundane fact. Jane gaped at the wings in fascination. If she had wings like that, her dream of becoming an angel would not be far off.

"An Avian Humanoid Beast King? What level are you, Chang Long?"

Hero blurted out, not wanting to believe what Chang Long had just said.

"Sixty-one. But back then, my level was lower,"

Chang Long replied, hovering steadily in the air with her wings.

"You always have the most unbelievable things, like that sword sheath, the spirit tablet, and now wings fused with your body. By the way, Hero, do you have a bow for kids?" Jane asked, still amazed, then turned to Hero.

"No, why? What do you need it for?"

Hero asked in surprise. He had not carried a bow in a long time since becoming a sniper.

"Look at Chang Long. If she had a bow, he'd be perfect, like a little Cupid!"

"Damn! That makes me want to see it. Maybe we should buy one when we get to the city,"

Hero said, rubbing his chin, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Chang Long.

"No! Stop that thought right now."

Chang Long protested. Jane and Hero burst into laughter at her annoyed expression.

"Hehe, you'll have to tell us about your profession and those things sometime, Chang Long!"

Hero said, wiping his tears after laughing to his heart's content, then slung his wooden gun case across his body before rappelling down the cliff first, followed by Jane. Chang Long simply flew down effortlessly, not having to climb like Jane and Hero.

"Alright, we'll have to travel along this rock face. The baboons are clustered in the middle of the field, all fired up from killing dozens of players since yesterday. I really wonder who was crazy enough to herd them together like this!"

Jane spoke with a worried expression. If the baboons spotted her group, they would be in big trouble.

"Don't worry, reinforcements will arrive by afternoon or evening!"

Chang Long flew over and patted Jane's shoulder to reassure her, pretending to forget that it was all her fault in the first place.

"Reinforcements? Who's coming to back us up, and do they even know that crossing the field now is dangerous?"

Jane asked Chang Long, confused.

"...I forgot to tell them! But it's no big deal; Kitsune and Siegfried are both very skilled,"

Chang Long muttered to herself. She flew after Hero and Jane, who were cautiously making their way forward.

Siegfried and Kitsune hurried along until they reached a deserted field. They looked around in confusion; there were no players hunting monsters anywhere. Kitsune started walking more warily, sensing hundreds of eyes watching them, even though he could not yet see their owners.

Siegfried seemed to notice too. His right hand gripped his sword hilt, ready to draw it at any moment if something did happen. Kitsune locked eyes with him, signaling to be ready. They both quickly crouched and struck with their swords and claws at the beast that lunged at them.

Oookkk!

The Red-bottomed Baboon Beast screeched in pain, writhing on the ground before it died. Its hidden companions poked their heads up from the tall grass, furious. The two men were stunned by their numbers—there were definitely more than three hundred baboons!

"Oh!"

Kitsune gasped in shock.

"My…god!"

Siegfried regretted his earlier actions. But knowing they would have been attacked regardless, he readied himself for the onslaught.

The baboons did not keep their visitors waiting. They charged at the intruders immediately. Siegfried and Kitsune's bulged as they fled, trying to find a safe spot to plan their escape from this deadly field.

"It looks like we're completely surrounded!"

Kitsune said, his voice tense.

"We don't have time to fight them all. We need to find a way to break through," Siegfried responded, growing increasingly worried about Chang Long. In her child form, she couldn't possibly handle such a large pack of Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts.

"It's not that simple..."

Kitsune pointed out a baboon king, as tall as a three-story building, striding toward them.

"Even handling just the smaller ones is almost impossible!"

Siegfried muttered, looking at the giant Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King with a heavy heart.

"If we can take down the big one, the smaller ones might not dare to stop us!"

Kitsune suggested, eager to find Chang Long as quickly as possible, but their path was blocked by hundreds of baboons and their king.

"Right. I'll deal with the big one. You do whatever it takes to keep the smaller ones away. I'll try to finish it off as fast as I can,"

Siegfried whispered to Kitsune, aware that the beasts seemed to understand their speech.

"Understood!"

Kitsune replied. He started spewing golden flames from his mouth in a circle. The Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts screeched and scattered, except for their king, who calmly continued its calm approach, unafraid of Kitsune's fire.

"Level 65 Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King, is preparing to attack!"

The system alert went off as Siegfried locked eyes with the beast.

A large ring of fire soon encircled the area, isolating Siegfried and the Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King for their duel, preventing the minions from interfering. Siegfried and the baboon king stared at each other, assessing their opponent. The impatient baboon king was the first to attack.

Kitsune found that battling so many beasts at once was not a problem for him. He and Chang Long often faced such situations, and his skills were great for wide-area attacks. Kitsune used the Illusive Leaves on several Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts, causing illusions to confuse them about which one was the real Kitsune.

Even though the Illusive Leaves created realistic illusions over the targets, it did not physically alter their shapes like the Transformation technique, which required more than double the mana. Therefore, Kitsune opted for the Illusive Leaves skill instead.

Oookkk!?

The Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts shrieked in surprise as dozens of Kitsunes suddenly appeared. Confused, they could not decide which Kitsune to attack. The ones affected by the illusion were furious, that their friends were unable to recognize them, and started knocking each other's heads in frustration.

Ooookkk!

Seeing their allies approach with malicious intent, the Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts charged at their illusion-affected friends, leading to a comical brawl. The Kitsunes snarled and bared their teeth like angry monkeys, kicking, biting, and slapping their confused kin.

"Hehe, if master saw this, she'd laugh her head off!"

Kitsune chuckled, amused by the scene, before turning to use the Illusive Leaves skill on the next group of Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts. Soon, the sounds of baboons fighting echoed across the field, audible to players even from kilometers away.

"Hero, Jane, do you hear something?"

Chang Long asked, hearing the faint sounds of baboons.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I do hear something like monkeys fighting,"

Jane replied, looking puzzled.

"Yeah. Could it be that the Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts have turned on each other?!"

Hero looked toward the field over three kilometers away and raised an old-fashioned spyglass to get a better view.

'Davy-chan, Hisa-chan, what do you see?'

Chang Long asked her two spirits, who had floated fifty meters into the air to see what was happening in the field behind them.

'There's a fight going on. It looks like that little dog is going wild against the baboons.'

Davy-chan replied, sounding confused at seeing multiple Kitsunes fighting the Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts so closely. Normally, the proud Kitsune would not engage so directly.

'And there are more than one Kitsunes! Also, your lover is facing the big one alone!'

Hisa-chan added proudly, thinking Chang Long's partner should indeed be courageous! Chang Long blushed and quickly retorted.

'He's not my lover!'

"There's really a fight going on,"

Hero confirmed, lowering his binoculars and turning to tell Chang Long and Jane, who were waiting.

"Who are they fighting, Hero?"

Jane asked eagerly.

"They're fighting my friends!"

Chang Long replied, her cheeks still flushed.

"Then we need to help them. It looks like there are only a few of them,"

Hero suggested, seeking their opinion.

"Yeah, we should help. After all, they're Chang Long's friends. But we'll have to backtrack quite a bit,"

Jane agreed, nodding.

"It's just a few kilometers. Plus, we don't have to be cautious anymore since the baboons are busy fighting each other,"

Hero laughed, leading Jane and Chang Long back toward the field where the Red-bottomed Baboon Beasts were in a chaotic brawl.

"You see it as fun, even though bullets aren't easy to come by. Let's go! Chang Long,"

Jane complained, exhaling sharply through her nose before motioning for Chang Long to follow Hero.

Siegfried watched Kitsune's skills in awe, not expecting such abilities to exist in the game. Witnessing the benefits firsthand, he started considering raising a beast as a pet himself. As he was mesmerized by Kitsune's techniques, the Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King slammed its gigantic fist towards him with surprising speed given its massive size. However, Siegfried was agile enough to narrowly dodge the attack.

"Trying to catch me off guard, huh!"

Siegfried glared at the Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King angrily before focusing intently on their fight.

The Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King ignored Siegfried's words, continuing its frenzied assault. Siegfried had no choice but to keep dodging its colossal fists, unable to find an opening to counterattack.

"You think this is fun, huh? Since I'm not wearing any heavy armor, my speed has doubled. So..."

Siegfried said, locking eyes with the Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King. He then charged at it swiftly as it raised its arm for another punch.

Roarrr!

The Red-bottomed Baboon Beast King roared in pain as Siegfried's blade sliced a large wound across its stomach. Before it could even finish its cry, a second wound appeared, gushing bright red blood like a broken dam. Siegfried stepped back, standing calmly as he watched the king stagger but refused to fall.

Its minions stopped fighting each other and turned their attention to the flaming ring where their king was battling Siegfried. Seeing their leader wounded, they began to try breaking through the fierce golden flames to aid their king.

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